WorkCover Notice of Assessments

WorkCover Queensland (or a Self Insurer) may send to you a document called a Notice of Assessment at some stage during the life of your WorkCover Injury Claim. The Notice of Assessment may have an assessment of percentage work related impairment and may offer you some money. No matter what the money offer is, DO NOT SIGN the Notice of Assessment without obtaining advice from one of our Work Injury Lawyers.

We have seen people sign the Notice of Assessment and accept $10,000 when in reality, those people had an opportunity to claim much more than $10,000 and sometimes 20 times this sum. If you sign the Notice of Assessment, you may end your Workers Compensation rights and your Civil Law rights.

WorkCover QLD usually send the Notice of Assessment direct to the person claiming (you) rather than the claiming person's representative (us). When you receive a Notice of Assessment, please contact us for Free Legal Advice about what to do with the Notice of Assessment.

Contact Work Injury Compensation today for immediate assistance.

Have you received your Notice of Assessment?

If you have recently received a Notice of Assessment from WorkCover you will see that your injury has been given a percentage of impairment.

The percentage awarded will affect the level of compensation that you are entitled to and may also affect your rights to a common law claim if there was any negligence involved.

When the Notice of Assessment has been received it is then recommended that you speak with a personal injury lawyer (or work injury lawyer). An injury lawyer will be able to advise you of all your options and entitlements. You can find out if the offer is acceptable and where you stand at this point in time. Do seek legal advice before you sign anything, once an offer is signed and accepted that is pretty much the end of your claim and your rights to any further claims.

In short you have two choices after receiving a Notice of Assessment.

• The first choice is to accept the offer from WorkCover. By doing so you may lose your right to claim any further compensation such as a common law claim if there has been negligence. Payment is usually awarded in 28 days.

• The second choice is to continue your claim by pursuing a common law claim. A common law claim is a separate claim for compensation that is not available under workers Compensation. This claim is usually worth much more in compensation and is usually awarded in an 18 month time frame (approximately).

You will require legal representation to support you in this type of claim and it is generally worth much more in compensation as it takes into account your future losses and expenses for the rest of your working life. Not everyone has rights to a common law claim so it is important that you seek advice first. You can get a second opinion from an injury lawyer who can advise you of your options and entitlements.

When you extend your claim to a common law claim your lawyer will put you forward for a separate independent review of your injury. Quite often you might find the Notice of Assessment awards 0%, but once reassessed you may find this increases somewhat.

What you will be sure to find is that by speaking with a lawyer you can ascertain if you are receiving everything to which you are entitled to. Just one call can make a big difference to your claim. The difference can be as much as a hundred thousand dollars in compensation. By not seeking advice you may miss out on compensation that legally and rightfully belongs to you.

If you have suffered an injury at work that impacts your health in the long term and inevitably your life, your income, and your potential futures losses it is important to be of the mindset that you are worthy of this compensation, that you are important and good health is worth every cent.

Always seek advice before you sign or accept any offer of compensation and have an independent review of your claim for compensation to determine all your entitlements. For free legal advice, speak to a lawyer at Work Injury Compensation on 1300 662 696.